diff --git a/etc/profile.sh b/etc/profile.sh
index 89ad895e9f5..662d60403fb 100644
--- a/etc/profile.sh
+++ b/etc/profile.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export TZ=@timeZone@
 export TZDIR=@glibc@/share/zoneinfo
 export FONTCONFIG_FILE=/etc/fonts/fonts.conf
 export LANG=@defaultLocale@
+export EDITOR=nano
 
 
 # A nice prompt.